More of Apples and Oranges. Oil Pastel on canvas.

 

This is just a little "something" I did yesterday night and today evening.  I took 8 x 10" canvas board and coated it with Colourfix primer (2 coats). When primer dried i did elementary oil pencil sketch. then went with first layer of Oil Pastels and solvent (Gamsol). After it dried overnight finished it with another layer of Oil Pastels.

I only used few sticks of Holbeins out of my little 40 color set. It was fun.

I used same photo reference I did before for my soft pastels, but rearranged those oranges a little

to keep it more simple. 

BTW, here is one of my favorite books on Oil Pastels. I have few, but this one is my favorite and tells it all.

John Elliot is an amazing artist. 

"Majesty".Oil Pastel on canvas board. WIP.

"Majesty".

12 x 16"  Oil  Pastel on canvas board

Just another something I'm currently working on. I'm giving a test to new solvent (Gamsol) and Canvas Board what I normally do not use for my oil pastels. I'm not sure yet how I like it - combination of OPs, this particular support and solvent, but some things are working better then others. I'm not very happy with drying process, canvas board is not very absorbing. But I'll make final judgment when I'm finished with it. So far have to let it dry and go back to my roses.

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First Acrylics with knife.

 "Valley of Fish", 8x10", Canvas Panel, Acrylics.

This evening I did something totally "not me" like. I needed to work on my Oil Pastel, but it was too much commotion, I couldn't even concentrate at all... So I took old canvas panel (that thing was sitting around for years) and 6 pack of acrylics, what came with my table easel and also would otherwise sit around forever... And a palette knife what I'm using for mixing up my tempera paint. Here is results of it... I see there mountains and Valley full of wild flowers... husband sees the ocean and school of red fish here... :-)